Gilby medieval settlement and cultivation remains
7 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
53.42788, -0.69999
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Skylark and Linnet
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Skylark and Linnet
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Skylark, Linnet, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Skylark, Linnet, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Pocket-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss +59 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Lily Beetle, Small White, Orange-tip +8 more · last seen 2020
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Photos
Pilham Lane near Gilby Farm
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,192 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,192 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummer
2024▾
Swift · Woodpigeon · Linnet · Dunnock · Stock Dove +37
- SwiftApus apus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2019
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2022▾
Badger · Hedgehog
- BadgerMeles meles2021
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo2019
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects4 species
springsummer
2020▾
Lily Beetle · Peacock · Small White · Orange-tip
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii
- PeacockAglais io2018
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018
Common Pocket-moss · Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Snowdrop · Bird's-claw Beard-moss +58
- Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2020
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
- Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,192 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummer
2024▾
Swift · Woodpigeon · Linnet · Dunnock · Stock Dove +37
- SwiftApus apus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2019
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2022▾
Badger · Hedgehog
- BadgerMeles meles2021
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo2019
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects4 species
springsummer
2020▾
Lily Beetle · Peacock · Small White · Orange-tip
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii
- PeacockAglais io2018
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018
Common Pocket-moss · Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Snowdrop · Bird's-claw Beard-moss +58
- Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2020
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
- Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss
Bryum rubens
Bryum rubens
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensVariable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophyllaVariable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophyllaBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareWater Screw-mossSyntrichia latifoliaWater Screw-mossSyntrichia latifoliaCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataSmaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloidesSmaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloidesCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxLong-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratumLong-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratumSlender Pocket-mossFissidens exilisSlender Pocket-mossFissidens exilisSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumPink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodonPink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodonCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon PottiaTortula truncataCommon PottiaTortula truncataWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisField Forklet-mossDicranella staphylinaField Forklet-mossDicranella staphylinaAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusLesser Potato BryumBryum subapiculatumLesser Potato BryumBryum subapiculatumHollyIlex aquifolium2018HollyIlex aquifolium2018Red CloverTrifolium pratense2017Red CloverTrifolium pratense2017IvyHedera helix2017IvyHedera helix2017BrambleRubus fruticosus2017BrambleRubus fruticosus2017Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2017Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2017NipplewortLapsana communis2017NipplewortLapsana communis2017Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2017Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2017HazelCorylus avellana2017HazelCorylus avellana2017Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2017Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2017CleaversGalium aparine2017CleaversGalium aparine2017Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2017Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2017Greater PlantainPlantago major2017Greater PlantainPlantago major2017Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2017Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2017SilverweedPotentilla anserina2017SilverweedPotentilla anserina2017MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2017MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2017Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2017Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2017Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2017Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2017Events & activities nearby
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